flap

to move your wings or a piece of cloth up and down quickly, especially when you are flying or trying to fly

batir, agitar

• flap one's wings

Collocations wings flap · flag flaps in the wind

• The bird was flapping its wings and trying to fly.

  El pájaro batía sus alas y trataba de volar.

to make a noise like something moving quickly or loosely, especially cloth in the wind

hacer crujir, ondear

• flap in the wind

Collocations flag flaps · cloth flaps

• The flag was flapping in the strong wind.

  La bandera ondeaba en el viento fuerte.

a piece of cloth that is hanging loosely and moving up and down, for example a flag or part of an umbrella

bandera, paño suelto

• a flap

Collocations flag flap · umbrella flap

• The flag was hanging loose and flapping in the wind.

  La bandera colgaba suelta y ondeaba en el viento.

the part of a bird's wing that can move separately from the rest of the wing, or the part of an animal's ear that is not joined to its head

ala móvil, oreja de un animal

• a flap

Collocations bird wing flap · animal ear flap

• The bird's wings had a separate flap that moved independently.

  Las alas del pájaro tenían un paño móvil que se movía independientemente.

a door or cover on a box, bag, etc. that opens and closes by moving sideways

puerta plegable, tapa

• a flap

Collocations box flap · bag flap

• The box had a flap that could be opened and closed.

  La caja tenía una tapa que se podía abrir y cerrar.

to move your arms or legs up and down quickly, especially when you are excited or worried

agitar los brazos o las piernas

• flap one's arms/legs

Collocations arms flap · legs flap

• She was flapping her arms and looking around nervously.

  Ella agitaba los brazos y miraba alrededor nerviosamente.

a piece of metal or plastic that is fixed to a wall, door, etc. and can be moved sideways to open or close something

pieza metálica o plástica que se mueve lateralmente

• a flap

Collocations wall flap · door flap

• The door had a metal flap that could be moved to open it.

  La puerta tenía una pieza metálica que se podía mover para abrirla.

the sound made when something moves quickly or loosely, especially cloth in the wind

sonido de algo que ondea

• flap

Collocations sound of flapping flag · noise of flapping cloth

• The sound of the flapping flag could be heard from far away.

  Se podía escuchar el sonido de la bandera ondeando desde lejos.